Actions to conserve biodiversity
We have summarised evidence from the scientific literature about the effects of actions to conserve wildlife and ecosystems.
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Set habitat credits systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Set commercial catch quotas and habitat credits systems Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the number of fishing days Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the number of fishing vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the number of traps per fishing vessels Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the density of traps Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Install physical barriers to prevent trawling Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Introduce catch shares Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Purchase fishing permits and/or vessels from fishers Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Eliminate fisheries subsidies that encourage overfishing Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Set unwanted catch quotas Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use hook and line fishing instead of other fishing methods Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a midwater/semi-pelagic trawl instead of bottom/demersal trawl Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify the design of dredges Action Link |
Likely to be beneficial | 5 | Synopsis Link | |
Use lower water pressure during hydraulic dredging Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Hand harvest instead of using a dredge Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 2 | Synopsis Link | |
Use alternative means of getting mussel seeds rather than dredging from natural mussel beds Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use an otter trawl instead of a dredge Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use more than one net on otter trawls Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Use an otter trawl instead of a beam trawl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a pulse trawl instead of a beam trawl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Use a smaller beam trawl Action Link |
Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence) | 1 | Synopsis Link | |
Modify trawl doors to reduce sediment penetration Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Outfit trawls with a raised footrope Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link | |
Limit the maximum weight and/or size of bobbins on the footrope Action Link |
No evidence found (no assessment) | 0 | Synopsis Link |
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Subtidal Benthic Invertebrate Conservation - Published 2020
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What are 'Individual studies' and 'Actions'?
Individual studies
An individual study is a summary of a specific scientific study, usually taken from a scientific journal, but also from other resources such as reports. It tells you the background context, the action(s) taken and their consequences.
If you want more detail please look at the original reference.
Actions
Each action page focuses on a particular action you could take to benefit wildlife or ecosystems.
It contains brief (150-200 word) descriptions of relevant studies (context, action(s) taken and their consequences) and one or more key messages.
Key messages show the extent and main conclusions of the available evidence. Using links within key messages, you can look at the paragraphs describing each study to get more detail. Each paragraph allows you to assess the quality of the evidence and how relevant it is to your situation.
Where we found no evidence, we have been unable to assess whether or not an intervention is effective or has any harmful impacts.